Event Detail
Title: EDA Exit Strategies: What's Next?
Type: Pavilion Panel
Track: Business
Day:
Monday
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Booth 6360
Organizers: M. Clancy - Cayenne Communications
Moderator: K. Kranen - Jasper/Vice Chair, EDAC
Speakers: R. Madhavan - Magma, A. Yang - Apache, J. Vleeschhouwer - Merrill Lynch
Abstract: The environment today is dominated by a drought in IPO’s. At the large companies M&A activity has slowed. Leveraged buyouts are the chosen path in the semi industry, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is making being a public company an undesirable place to be. How does all this impact EDA startups today? Should startups stay private and grow organically? What are the other choices for exit strategies?
